Effects of secondary fluid flow rate on cooling performance of vapor compression systems
Öz
The vapor compression cooling devices operate on the same principle as heat pumps. In these types of machines thermal energy is transferred from the cold environment to the warmer side using provided power by the compressor. In this study, the effect of air flow rate on the cooling performance of vapor compression cooling devices has been investigated by simulating a designed system in AVL CRUISE™ M program. The simulated model is air-to-air cooling machine and refrigerant R134a was used as circulated gas inside the system. COP value of the system has been calculated in different working conditions and obtained results have been fully discussed. Accordingly, enthalpy variation in every element of the heat pump has been calculated in different working conditions and discussed on P-h diagram. This study presents a simulation method that is a practical solution method in the field of heat pumps, cooling machines and refrigerators which can be considered before installing device in order to have a proper prediction of the system performance.
Anahtar Kelimeler
AVL CRUISE™ M, Cooling performance, COP, Vapor compression system
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